Grand Rapids Area Council for the Humanities

Spring 2010 Book Discussion Schedule: Cultivating a Sense of Place
Author Visits Spring 2010   Thursday, March 11, 9:30 am - 11:00 am Wisner Center Cascade Branch of Kent District Library 2870 Jack Smith Avenue SE Grand Rapids, MI  49546    Author and GVSU writing professor, Catherine Frerichs, will read from her newly published book, Desires of the Heart: A Daughter Remembers Her Missionary Parents.  Frerichs’s parents were missionaries in Papua New Guinea from 1937-1975.  She uses their letters and other research to understand why they followed a God of love even though that meant sacrificing their children’s wellbeing.  Questions and conversation will follow on gender roles, vocation, religion, and encountering the “other.”	Book Discussion Series Spring 2010   Our two popular book discussion series, Biography and Life Journey with Books, continue this fall with titles that honor our history and diverse culture. All book discussion programs will be held in the Wisner Center at the Cascade Township branch of Kent District Library (2870 Jack Smith Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546), our co-sponsor for these events, from 9:30-11am.

Through the Third Eye
	Through the Third Eye, is our online poetry magazine by and for young people directed by Grand Rapids Poet Laureate, Rodney Torreson.   We're proud of this great project and plan to expand it in the new year.    Please take a moment to click on the link to see the inspiring poetry and poetry-related feature articles our youth poets and editors have created for your enjoyment.

Grand Rapids Community College

Kent District Library

The Meijer Foundation